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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Money...It's Not Just For Rich People

I listened to the CD and now I've read the book and my conclusion is that I picked the wrong hobby. Seven years ago I thought I needed to get organized to get my life in order and all along I could have been becoming a millionaire instead!

That's what Janine Bolon set out to do once she had a baby and left her career to become a stay at home mother. She decided she needed a hobby to keep her mind occupied because we all know how craziness sets in when you're home all day with an infant. She started reading books on becoming frugal and wealthy. Not only did she read them like I do but she actually implemented them in a way that I have never done. She implemented them so well that all her friends and neighbors thought they were poor and left sacks of food and clothing on her doorstep! Now I don't know if I want to live that frugally but I know I could be doing better than I am.

My husband has taught me a lot about cheapskatedness but I still have much to learn. My first project is going to be the shopping price book that Janine talks about in her book Money...It's Not Just For Rich People. It's a list of everything you buy at which stores and what prices. Then you can look through the weekly ads to make your shopping list. You may think you're getting a good deal by buying in bulk but how can you be sure until you do the math? Guess what my new addition to the Tomato is going to be? A calculator!

Stayed tuned to watch me become The Organized Millionaire!

Hey, do you want to do this with me? Read the book and we can do assignments out of it together.

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10 Comments:

At September 04, 2007, Blogger Laura P said...

This sounds interesting! I am going to check that book out!

 
At September 04, 2007, Blogger Veggiemomof2 said...

I've been working on making a price book too. You can go to organizedhome.com to get a free printable price book page to get you started! :)

 
At September 04, 2007, Blogger Rebecca said...

I've seen some websites that do this price checking for you. I guess there's a small monthly fee & you get all the coupon information for stores in your area. I wish I could remember the site to share with you. Maybe you can google coupon shopping list or something like that. ? This sort of thing is the reason I need to start menu planning, then when I get that down I can menu plan around sales at the store.

 
At September 04, 2007, Blogger Kimberly said...

My hubby would love it if he saw me reading that book. =)

 
At September 04, 2007, Blogger ValleyGirl said...

I'm definitely going to have to check that out. I've already added her blog to my list of favourites and she's got a few favourites on her site that are quite interesting as well. After retooling our budget earlier this spring, I'm up for any new money-saving tricks! Thanks for sharing.

 
At September 04, 2007, Blogger Heather S. said...

go to http://www.pinchingyourpennies.com/
It's great for coupon info in your area. I know the people who run it too.

 
At September 05, 2007, Anonymous stacey said...

i am intrigued! let me find the book and i might just join your club!

 
At September 05, 2007, Blogger crissybug said...

I need to go to the library soon. I am going to have to check the book out. My husband would LOVE it if I were more frugal! I think it would be fun to form a group to do the assignments together.

 
At September 05, 2007, Anonymous Karen@FamilyBriefs said...

OMG! I just listened to a podcast with her today. Then I stumbled across the Grocery store game website. Now you're reading her book! Our library doesn't have it, so I guess I'll just have to break down and buy it :( I'd love someone to do assignments with!

 
At September 14, 2007, Anonymous Heather said...

I am sure you have probably figured out what website by now, but a good website to use is http://www.thegrocerygame.com/. I am just getting into it. It is supposed to save a ton of time and money!

 

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